HR 6643
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Business records
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Transportation safety and security
Untraceable Firearms Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 31, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 31, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Untraceable Firearms Act of 2018
This bill generally prohibits and penalizes the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of a ghost gun. A ghost gun is a firearm that lacks a unique serial number.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
40
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
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Castor, Kathy
D
Foster, Bill
D
Lieu, Ted
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Kelly, Robin L.
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Norcross, Donald
D
Peters, Scott H.
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
D
DeGette, Diana
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Esty, Elizabeth
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
D
Smith, Adam
D
Courtney, Joe
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Titus, Dina
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Hanabusa, Colleen
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Raskin, Jamie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6643: Untraceable Firearms Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6643/
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